49 Trout Streams of New Mexico by Raymond C. Shewnack & William J. Frangos, ISBN 9780826337184
SIGNED BY RAYMOND SHEWNACK ON THE TITLE PAGE (without dedication); University of Mexico Press 2006 1st ed/3rd printing, 101pp., text generally in decent order albeit with yellowing to page edges & tiny creases to the bottom corners of some of the pages, some edge wear to covers/corners/top & bottom of spine with rubbing to the base of the spine & many scratches on front & rear.
Ray Shewnack and Bill Frangos have enjoyed New Mexico's trout streams for years. In "49 Trout Streams of New Mexico", they share their experiences with the state's streams and rivers that are both beautiful and accessible. The almost 200 colour photos capture the
allure of each locale and close-up shots of the flies used. The text captures a slice of time in Shewnack's and Frangos's fly-fishing
history, providing relaxing moments for the armchair angler. Using the maps, travellers are guided to all of the 49 streams included here.
THE NEVER-ENDING STREAM: A Tribute to Fly-Tying Form and Function by Scott Sanchez, ISBN 0871089459
PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE THUS: "Peter, To fishing memories & to creating more. Scott Sanchez"; 1st ed published in 2010 by Pruett Publishing Company, 156pp., text generally sound with slight browning to page edges, slight bumping & rubbing to corners of the cover & to the top of the spine, original price label on rear, both front & rear have some marks & scratches.
A master fly-tying artist himself, author Scott Sanchez profiles 20 of the luminary artists whose contributions to fly tying are legend,
along with drawings, recipes, and gorgeous photos of their flies.
Scott Sanchez started fly fishing and fly tying at the age of 12. He has worked in the fly fishing industry for over 20 years. This
includes being fishing manager at Jack Dennis Sports (from where this book originally came), wholesale manager at Dan Bailey’s, tying flies commercially, fly consulting work for Dan Bailey’s, working at the Austin Angler, being the first Texas sales representative for Scott Fly Rods and is now the manager of JD High Country Outfitters. Scott is a member of the Scott Rods Pro Staff and Whiting Hackle Pro Staff. Scott has written articles and sold photos to American and Japanese publications, and his photos have won regional and national awards. He writes the fly tying column for American Angler. He wrote the first beginner saltwater fly tying book, Introduction to Salt water Fly Tying and A New Generation of Trout Flies. His book The Never Ending Stream is about the tiers and flies that have influenced him. It uses his artistic photos of the flies, drawings and writings to tell the history of flies and fly tying. He contributed the Teton Park chapter of The 25 Best National Parks to Flyfish. In 1994, he received Peter Crosby Memorial Sportsmanship Award from the Jackson Hole One Fly. In 2007, he received the Arnold Gingrich Lifetime Achievement Award
for literature from the Federation of Fly Fishers and in 2010 he was the recipient of the Buz Busek award for his contributions to the
world of fly tying. In 2014 Scott won the first FFF Iron Fly Contest. Scott has been the featured guide on a number of national TV programs. He is considered one of the most innovative fly tyers in the world. During the annual Jackson Hole One Fly he is in high demand for his flies that have fooled and lasted over a hundred fish. He has thirty years of experience fishing the Greater Yellowstone
area. He has fly fished for numerous species in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, California, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Florida, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, California, the Virgin Islands, Hawaii, Brazil,
Belize, and France.
Will ship by Royal Mail 1st Class Signed for, well packaged.
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